SKYDIO 2 - Differences between Beacon, Controller and your Phone
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- Опубликовано: 2 фев 2020
- So you either have the SKYDIO 2 or you have one on order. Now you are wondering if you need to order the BEACON or the CONTROLLER or both, or perhaps stick with your Phone. This video should help. If you are wondering if you need the SKYDIO 2 Hard Case, watch this video: • SKYDIO 2 Drone - Profe...
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Steve, you have a knack for telling us everything we need to know in the shortest period of time. Well done!
Thank you!
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 our pleasure! One of the best if not the best!
Agreed
The beacon with extreme sports is really where this thing shines.
Thanks for the review of all the different control options, I got my Skydio 2 last week and I just went ahead and got both the controller and beacon. I did this because I thought my chances of getting them now would be easier and more likely than if I tried to order just one or the other in a few weeks or months. Your video is definitely going to help a lot of people make a better choice if they are not sure what to do. Take care buddy
After this video I decided to get the controller and the beacon so I have all three for any situation that arises. Thanks for the great instructional videos and reviews! You always make everything easier to understand and less stressful which ends up making my flying experience more enjoyable 👍
Great video! I’ve owned my Skydio for 3 months and I just learned a lot from this! Thanks for sharing!
Great demonstration on what each component do and where it lacks. I will definitely getting the beacon with my Skydio 2 order.
Great video. Yours is the best succinct video comparison of all 3 methods to fly the Skydio 2. From what I’ve seen online, the controller paired with Skydio’s incredible obstacle avoidance allows some beautiful cinematic shots people wouldn’t dare attempt without the reassurance of that obstacle avoidance!
Was looking forward to this video!! Thanks CAPTAIN!!!
As ever, very clear instruction and advice. Plus, you showed where the boost button is, which no one else has, that I can see. I got beacon and controller to cover all bases. All good so far.
This video is a year old....has there been any improvements? Still like it?
Great Review! To the Point and examples of what it can and cannot do.
Thanks for the breakdown.
Great, straight forward vidoe. I would also add the connection of phone to beacon. Thanks.
Thanks Steve I got them all just so i have more versatility and choices of how I want to use the drone
Cool drone! Great picture!!!
A little limited use, but still a nice deal!
Thanks Captain!!
Thank you, this was perfect! Answered every question I had w/ the differences between the 3!
Glad it was helpful!
as usual excellent review, clear - Thanks
Great comprehensive review of this very unique drone - 5***** Cap'n 👍👍
Captian, Can you do an obstacle avoidance video? Plz.
Great Video as always!
What's not to like? The use of all the options phone, controller, beacon covers just about every possible shot/transition/ situation you could find yourself in. Driving along a barren highway use the beacon to track yourself/vehicle, walking along the edge of a magnificent cliff or steep shoreline do you autorotation shots and composition with the phone....want to fly in close & climb up that distant waterfall?.. film with the controller..ect..I think it's bloody great!! Probably could be a bit more competitive price wise, but this things obstacle detection alone is worth the price of admission.
I just got mine. Haven't flown it yet. I have all 3 options. And I think I will use all 3. The phone option looks good for a quickie flight close by. The beacon will be used for my off-roading (dual sport bike and UTV) And the controller to me is a must have for general videography. Can't go to MOAB without videoing the surroundings...This was very informative!! Great video!!
Thank you! Enjoy!
Beautiful drone
Great video as usual!!👍🏼🇨🇦
Great video my friend and a beautiful landscape. 💪💪💪🖐🖐🖐🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱
Great video!
Hi Steve, amazing review thankyou...is there a better model of phone / brand that works best with this drone. Thankyou
Thank you so much for this video
Mine is on the way, I contacted Skydio about gimbal control and possible POI along with waypoints and I think somewhere down the road it might just happen.
Good morning Steve.👋👍.thank you so much and God bless. Another great video from our good friend Steve. Have a great week my friend
Is it morning there?
Now in my country it is 4:58 pm..
@@sirjanaadhikari6836 its 7:32am est here in USA.👍
Thank you. this was very helpful! I just pulled my Skydio 2 out of the box. :)
Glad it helped!
Seems like the Beacon would be the best way to go
You sure got some snow lol.
Can you do a video of how to do a long exposure shot on the Mavic mini in the day time.... To like get motion blur of a waterfall...
Great video ad always!
Nice drone but . Not quite for me. Will stick with mavic pro. Btw what is the very end music on your videos
Captain ... you are the best ... we all owe you sooo much. And to think that you are giving us this from almost the north pole! Wish I could buy you a coffee at your favorite coffee shop! And shack your hand.
Adventures In The Outback Spell check is a wonderful thing. lol. Might want to look into it.
Thank you!
@@rogerthat9174 Too bad spell check does not correct word chose. Captain got the message. He is a great guy.
Niiiice, i just ordered the controller 👍😎
excellent comparison !!
Thanks!
my skydio 2 arrives Thursday..whoop!
Personally, I think it's pretty cool what it can do. It seems to be on point all time. I don't think I will be purchasing one soon. I do like what it has to offer. The beacon reminds me a lot of the wizard for theTyhoon and Q500. I have one for my Typhoon H. It is an awesome addition. Very fun to experiment with. Thanks for review. Now I know what it can really do
Hi! Thanks for the video. I can’t pair my skydio2+ with the controller, any tips for pairing? Thanks
FINALLY! THANKS! :)
11:34 You could do Dronie from the beacon from what I understood (double tap the blue button)
Landing this thing on a small boat will be challenge :(
Thanks so best to fly with a combo control of beacon and phone skydio app?
Nice drone captain
Good video👍🏾
Those are awesome drones little high priced. I ordered the Zino 2. waiting for it to come in. Not in a big hurry . I knew when I ordered it that it would take time for it to come in.
The ZINO 2 was supposed to arrive on February 10th but it seems all of China is silent with the Coronavirus and workers are not at the office so shipping is on hold.
Damn dude that's a really nice jungle gym. Wish we had ones as good as that around here.
Nice video.
My batch is ready for order. I have the DJI spark and Pro Platinum and debating on placing the order for the Skydio I know this is the next best thing from a drone perspective. Do you think it's a worthy buy?
Unbelievable drone! Fantastic video! How is it on capturing still images?
Joseph Bove Really good!
“Waiting on women” comment “universal law” lmao
Yup...I expect a few emails from female viewers :-)
Great analogy
women are starting to admit to it now and days. The Bible talks about “Long Suffering” and Lord do we have patience lol
I laughed so hard with that comment!
Awesome video! How did you capture the audio of you talking for this video?
Check below the video, my gear (inlcuding audio gear) is all there.
fantastic, i like it :)
Where did you get the beacon mount for the bicycle ?
The new waypoints (keyframes) might make the controller worth having to fly a bit easier than from the phone, but otherwise I think it adds very little for a pretty hefty cost.
Another great review! I'm the last thing I ever want in my videos! This drone looks sooo cool, but it's just not for me!
Nice video...how about a range test for skydio2 and RTH accuracy...
Both of those are not pretty. Range beyond 1000 meters is hit and miss, and landing return to home accuracy is non-existent.
Sorry one more question if you started the flight with the gps beacon and then you need to control the drone can you use the skydio app?
Great test👋. I was wondering if it will change altitude when using the phone only? It's so convenient when biking or skiing just putting the phone in the pocket. But I guess that's what the beacon is for 🤗
Since it auto records on take off I just put the beacon in steering mode and record whatever I want. Or use the phone in conjunction with the beacon
What is “steering” mode? Any improvements in the year since this video was posted?
That is pretty cool. If I had an active youtube channel I would get one
Could you please do a reveiw on the Skydio 2+ please and thank you, it look like there really have done some great upgrades. Thank you for everything you do Caption Drone. you have taught me more in the last year in a half. and your over all passion for RC hobby is the greatest, Thank you 😎🤠
The SKYDIO 2+ is a very minor upgrade to the SKYDIO 2. Both have the same features in flight. Keep in mind the SKYDIO 2 was never designed to be a camera filming drone like a DJI drone. It is an ACTION FOLLOW ME drone so it was never designed to have a great flight range. The SKYDIO 2+ still has a terrible flight range hence the reason those owners with the SKYDIO 2 have not bothered to upgrade.
So with the controller, can you fly the Skydio2 INSIDE the playground structure - through small gaps etc??
Good stuff..charging my Skydio2 up right now! Will be doing maiden flight hopefully this evening (if no rain). Quick Question: Are you recording all your audio directly from your phone? I see when I'm seeing up the Skydio 2 APP, that audio can be enabled between the Skydio2 APP and your phone. I want to record audio while flying...thx!
Heck no, phone audio would sound horrible in a RUclips video. The audio in my RUclips videos is recorded with an external digital audio recorder (link to it is below this video)
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Thx! Was wondering about that. :)
The obstacle avoidance looks to be really good 😃
Best in class when it comes to drones.
Ok love your videos. I am sorta a couch potato but with a boat lol. I'm curious if you didn't have any of your other drones would you get the skydio2 for personal use?
Luke lawrence The Skydio is great and it serves the purpose of The Best follow me drone on the planet. For most people I think they would find a MAVIC 2 Pro to be more practical in every day filming situations.
Soo cool One Nice shot !!! Is too expensif product I stay white m’y Mavic pro😀😀😀😀 merci captaine drone
Love your content! Since it's 2020 now, could please make top 5 ranking for best price/performance drones pretty please
ruclips.net/video/5eQRzwVL95I/видео.html
This is a drone ideally for active sport travellers.
I wait testing EggX in waterproof case
I know this is a old video. But I have a skidio2 and don't fly it much because I've lost it several times w the beacon and riding my motorcycle. I'm planning on getting the controller as the drone doesn't seem to like to connect to my android phone. Question when using the controller and cell phone, can you select something or someone else to track? Or I'd it limited to the controller/phone location like the beacon?
Using the controller is like an extension of your phone (same interface pretty much), so you can select what you wish.
Hi! I just bought a Skydio 2 and found this video very informative! Can I ask what you're using to record your voice? It seems to reject the sound of the drone motors really well!
The audio I use is list below the video.
If dji do a mavic air say with a beacon like feature will be the most perfect drone there could be currently!!!
"Always keep the rear end facing your head."
I watched the video in full, before commenting, the skydio with remote is definitely my choice, my delivery is March/April,( confirmed) as it's been ordered through a work colleague who lives the USA.. I still think Mavic pro 2, is more complete. But we are all different.
What batch number are you?
@@knife-wieldingspidergod5059
2.
Good video! I was thinking that how do you survive in such coooold conditions?🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶
Nice video! Thank you. I still have another application for the Beacon: put the Beacon in a (not too fast) RC-plane of one of your RC-colleages and track the plane. I'll try to do so if i finally get my preordered Skydio in Europe.
It works, but since the camera just points in the general direction of the GPS Beacon signal, is hit and miss for capturing anything in the frame.
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Tanks for the answer. What means general direction? Points the camera just to x-y-GPS coordinates, without using the altitude of the Beacon? Yes, I saw some posts were the tracked subject is often very low in the frame.
Nice explanation of the usage for the three control devices. I am in batch 3 2Q2020 so still have a wait. Your videos help me to better understand the Skydio 2 drone as compared to DJI drones I fly. I am on the fence if to keep my order or not because not sure yet what advantage Skydio would give me over a Mavic 2 Pro which has very smooth cinematic video capabilities. Most of the videos I see coming from Skydio 2 have quick jerky movements and almost constant movement of subject matter within the frame.
Addy Overbeeke Yes, it is kinda like a dog that follows you on a walk or adventure and every now and then sees a squirrel. If you fly high in the air with the controller you can get smooth cinematic video, but if you fly lower and close to objects, the drone will slow down and speed up and move from side to side which can ruin your cinematic shot.
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Thanks Captain. I have lots of Squirrels where I live in the thick forest ...LOL But I totally get what you mean. Still not sure how I would use the Skydio 2 but for now will keep the order.
Thanks cap'n
Nice
The best in market
nice
Love your videos. You said at one point that it would have trouble following you if there were more people around you. Does that mean you can have it follow someone other than the user? Say for example a ball player?
John Cappi Exactly. The drone will place a plus sign on every person it sees. You just tap on the person on the screen and the drone will follow in any method you wish. Great for filming your kids at a park or event. The only caution is to select the 8 foot height follow which will force the drone to follow at a height above 8 feet so that it does not crash into other people.
Steve i have one question, when using the controller w/phone are the obstacle sensors active. Because @ 13:02 you stated that you didn't want to hit the bldg. so if the sensors are on and working this thing would or should never fly into something like that.
The sensors never turn off, which is the biggest problem with the drone. For newbies it is perfect but as soon as you learn to fly a drone, it becomes a hinderance.
I was on the dji forum ( classified ) someone wanted to even trade a mavic 2. For a platinum pro that is a odd request don't you think. ?
Not unless the MAVIC 2 was Broken and they wished to trade for a working Platinum Pro.
I currently have a Mavic 2 Pro and for the most part really love it. But Active Track is spotty for what I need it for which is off road motorcycling and MTB. The Skydio2 seems like a better option but without the folding arms I worry about it's backpack ability. Is it hard to transport without a giant backpack? Thanks!
It comes with a carry case
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Not to be a pain in the butt (ok maybe a little) can you tell how big the case is?
michael hall You may be one of the few people in the planet who has not seen the Skydio case. It is slightly larger than the drone and very thin: ruclips.net/video/D5vORTlJz5I/видео.html
Hi, which filters are you using from freewell? Can you get nd filters from freewell that fit the skydio 2? Cheers in advance
There is only one type of ND Filter set from FREEWELL for the SKYDIO 2
Cool
Capt’n...will you be doing a follow up on the camera and video and gimbal pros and cons?
Rafael Rafael On which drone?
CAPTAIN DRONE skydio2. I might have missed it if you already covered it.
If you set the drone off just using your phone then put it say in a clear pocket in a tank bag on your bike, what would be the max speed it would follow at? Great review as usual, thanks.
It depends because with a phone the transmission is weak. You really need the beacon for fast follow.
I just ordered controller for my Skydio 2 drone.
I got this to extend the range of the drone- as this has been tough using my phone and getting limited range and not saving my video footage.
One question - with the drone being farther away w the added distance from controller - will I be able to press the vortex, orbit, etc and access the camera from my phone still?? Was concerned b/c without the remote, the drone doesn’t go very far. ***And I want to be able to control the shots w my phone while it is out at longer ranges. ***
Hope that makes sense
When you use the controller, your control of the drone is more so with the controller than the phone, although the phone app changes so that you can select items on your phone.
I have the Skydio 2, the beacon and the controller. My question: Can I give the beacon to a subject I want to track and use the controller with my app to manoeuvre the drone (set hight and distance from subject along with easy access to the "stop" button on the controller)? Or is it either the beacon OR the remote that I can use but not both at the same time?
Nope, one or the other. If you use the beacon that then controls the drone.
Can this be controlled with a Samsung tablet and would you still recommend this or would you recommend the skido 2+ nice video thanks
You can control it with any device that you can load the SKYDIO app on
Can you have boost on normally or you always have to keep pushing the button?
BUX BE Keep pushing the button
Well, now i love this drone because of the controller, more gentle to be controlled, more fun and for sure more angle to be captured, are the sensors still active when using controller? I'd seen it crash while using controller.
Correct. The sensors never turn off, even when using the controller.
did u record in auto mode, or manual, because on most of the skydio 2 videos including mines , seem to have blue hue, and red is also strong , in the white balance ion auto , on this drone. IN this video it looks right but in 98 percent of the other youtube videos the blue and red color are too stong, i wish we had a log profile, .
I film in auto settings mode. I did have a FREEWELL POLARIZED FILTER on the lens to help with contrast/detail. The only problem I notice with the SKYDIO2 is that it consistently gets the Exposure wrong in all situations. I have noticed any blue/red as you noted.
I bought the Skydio 2 Sport
Have you heard of anyone having the app blocked trying to fly with the phone OUTSIDE of North America? (no wifi connectivity between phone and drone)
Yah, got in on the 4th batch ugh, I will see mine umm.., after summer i guess lol. Anticipations gonna kill me.
Good informative video review, I do have a question. My Wife and Kids ordered the Skydio for me for Xmas, but watching the video makes me wonder, can you point the camera Up? Say I want to fly up to a bridge and look up under the bridge, can I do so w the Skydio 2 camera ?
Any input is greatly appreciated?
No. You need the Parrot ANAFI for such filming. Also I would not fly the SKYDIO2 under a bridge because it controls the height itself and if it wants to go low it will crash in the water since it only uses visual sensors and not ultrasonic sensors on the bottom.
CAPTAIN DRONE wait, You can’t fly the Skydio at any height you want w a controller?
@@TreadTalk247 Yes, but the obstacle avoidance is always on so if it needs to go up or down or left/right to avoid something, it will.
CAPTAIN DRONE gotcha understood!
harder than you make it look lol..already getting nervous with this drone..used to DJI. A question..before you go into manual mode you said "press the up button" @4:41 where is this can you be more specific..is it the height button you are referring to ?
Manual mode means you just take it out of tracking a subject (turn the tracking off).
Will it return to home if the drone goes out of range? Great video.
Yes, if it disconnects